Richardson's The death of Thomas II. Caswell New Honors. 0f San Francisco has elevated Con gressman James D. Richardson of Tennessee to the position of Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma sonry. The honor is his for life, and carries with it an annual salary of $3,000. It also cnti ties him to occupy the Holy House of the Tem ple, belonging to the Scottish Rite Masons and located at Third and E streets, Washington, D. C. He now outranks the Prince of Wales and Presi dent Diaz. Publicity Bills have been introduced in That Should several legislatures providing be Avoided. that the death penalty shall bo inflicted only at the state peni tentiary. This is a good measure. When exe cutions are confined to the state prisons, publi city is avoided and the public is saved from the bad effects upon a community that always attend the execution of a human being. It would be well if every state in the union would abolish the...

v rmfpmf lr Justice to Cuba Congress lias declared that the relations to ex ist between Cuba and the United States shall bo according to the terras of the amendment to the army appropriation bill, which reads aB follows: That in fulfillment of the declaration contained in tho joint resolution approved April 20, 1808, entitled 'For tho recognition of tho independence of tho peo ple of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in tho island of Cuba and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters and directing tho president of tho United Statos to use tho land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect," the president is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of tho island of Cuba to its people so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution, which either as a part thoreof, or in an ordiance appended thereto, Bhall defino tho future re...

"W I I & The Commoner The Revenue Reduction Act. Summary showing tho effect of the Act reducing the revenue. In the first column will he found the rates fixed in the old law, the second column shows the rates fixed in the new law, while the third column gives the total revenue derived from the respective items during the fiscal year ending June 80th, 1900: Abtjgleb Taxed bt Act of Jtma 13, 1898. Beer, $2 per barrel and 1H per cent discount Bankers' capital and surplus, 150 for $25,000, and $2 for each additional $1,000. Stockbrokers, $50 Pawnbrokers, $20 Commercial brokers, $20 Custom-XIouse brokers, $10. Proprietors of theaters, museums, and concert halls, $100 Proprietors of circuses, $100 Proprietors of other public exhibitions, $10 Proprietors of bowling alloys or billiard rooms, $5 for each alloy or table ; Tobacco and snuff, 12 cents per pound Cigars weighing more than 3 pounds per 1,000, $3.60 per 1,000. . . Cigars weighing not more than 3 pounds per 1,000, $1 per 1,000. ...

jrwv" The Commoner. VOL. I. NO. 9. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH 22, 1901. $1.00 a Year S??ron VUlllleinrk J. Bryeire. Editor and Proprietor. Benjamin Harrison. The death of Benjamin Harrison, soldier, law yer, orator, statesman and ex-president, removes one of the most conspicuous figures in American life. He ran the gamut of public olliceand'evcry where met the expectations of those who gave him their support. He served in the Union army for three years during the civil war, beginning as a second lieutenant and finally winning the brevet of brigadier general. He was a lawyer of great learning and expe rience, one of the ablest of those who have oc cupied the White House. As an orator, he deserves a place among the b?st of his generation. His numerous speeches during his presidential term showed a wide range of knowledge and great felicity of expression. In the Senate and as chief executive he dis played rare qualities of statesmanship and retired from office universally respected. . - ...

j-vp jr tfiT'v,v i - ;- t VWVpfl'" PW"" ' vigorous organization, feared by its enemies and inspiring the active devotion of its rank and file, it 'must first, of all things, itself become truly, honestly and consistently democratic. Your very truly, Ghovkh Cleveland. Princeton, N. J. Uis advice is so general and indefinite as to bo utterly useless. All democrats beliovo that democratic principles sliould bo applied to pres ent probloms, but as tho Kansas City platform applies democratic principles to present problems, why uso tho words "return" and "old?" Mr. Cleveland and his political associates are long on ambiguous and high sounding phrases, but short on definitions; thoy are oracular only in tho sense that their words can be construed to mean any thing or nothing. If Mr. Cleveland's recent admonition had boon spoken instead of written, it might have been' explained by a wink or by a gesture suggesting that he himself was tho embodiment of the prin ciples to which tho party shou...

"PpwippiiliifpwlwTO ""!V'V7?'Tv 'T " '?" gotiation. At the very least let us adhere to the President's instructions and. if conditions require the keeping of Luzon forego the material advantages claimed in annexing other islands. Above all let us not make a mockery of the injunction contained in those instructions, where, after stating that we took up arms only in obedience to the dictates of humani ty and in the fulfillment of high public and moral obligations, and that we had no design of aggrandize ment and no ambition of conquest, the President among other things eloquently says: "It is my earnest wish that the United States in making peace should follow the same high rule of conduct which guided it in facing war. It should be as scrupulous and magnanimous in the concluding settlement as it was just and humane in its original action." This and more, of which I earnestly ask a re perusal, binds my conscience and governs my action. Wednesday, 12:30, night. George Gray. W Was It an...

VT. "J' T F, i- WSHsS"? t ww " r --jwmtwjw 3,-7wr- n-- is 7!?Kr,n-T ,, n ,.y!"- ' '' -r ijjr7''i''--riVivrT- " 7 "" )Kpr'T'-'''w"'' fil'f The Commoner. Issued lAee-k-ly. Torms -Payablo in Aclvanco, OnoYoar '. $1.00 Six Months 60 Throo Months 26 Singlo OopyAt Ncwstands or at this Office 05 No Traveling Canvassers Are Employed. Subscriptions can be sent direct to Tub Commoner. They can also be sent through newspapers which have advertised a clubbing rate, or through precinct agents where such agents have been appointed. Ail remittances should be sent by postofficc order, express order or by bank draft on New York or Chicago. Do not send individual checks, stamps, or money. Advertising rates furnished upon application. Address all communications to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska. The Commoner. sent him as begging the senator from New, York to become a member of the cabinet. Even Mr. Harrison's enemies give him credit for better judgment than that. $$ Doubtless Russia will point out th...

h j vwiiiUi'ipjR " years go by, until polygamy becomes a thing of tho past. Any attempt to reopen the question by giving direct or indirect sanction to the practice would bring on a political controversy which could result only in one way, namely, in tho con tinuance of present laws, and then to tho enforce ment of the law would bo added tho bitterness and prejudice which such a contest would be sure to arouse. The trusts 'generally issue two kinds of stock preferred and common. The preferred stock is intended for the preferred people and the com mon stock for tho common people. The pre ferred stock has a fixed dividend, which must be paid before any dividend can be declared on the common stock; the common stock, therefore, is subject to the greater fluctuation. It might with propriety be called lamb's food, because it iff most popular with young sheep before they have expe rienced the iirst shearing. Grates Harshly "Down with the Americans" is On American Ears the popular cry among...

tnnrwrfrfr' rW'IMIW W' jTSW f ? ? ? k Booker Washington's Work, Tho Springfield, Mass., Republican contains an interesting account of tlio last annual conference at the Tuskegco Institute. For ton years this conference has boon held at Tuskegco, Ala., and Bookor T. Washington has been its leading spirit. Tho institute is really a part of tho edu cational work which has made Mr. Washington tho most conspicuous living member of his race. Moro than two thousand negroes, representing farmers and artisans as well as teachers and stu dents, wore assomblcd in tho chapel and the time was devoted to short speeches, caoh participant presenting in a few words his own experience or his views upon the subjects under discussion. Mr. Washington reviewed the progress of the colored raco during tho last half century and pre dicted oven greater improvement during tho next fifty years. Ho warned his hearers against self indulgence and going into debt; and urged upon them tho importance of saving their...

EEZE2 6 Mr. Carnegie's Gift. The sotting aside of $5,000,000, the income of which is to bo used for the benefit of old or unfortunate omploycs and their dependents, is so unusual as to attract widespread attention. Nothing that Mr. Carnegie has done will win more commendation from the people generally. This recognition of his obligation to his em ployes' is creditable to him and un example to others. While the amount invested for the ben efit of his former workmen constitutes but a small proportion of his accumulations, oven a small per cent is more than most large employ ers of labor are disposed to return to the wage earners. If such benefactions were more com mon tho relations between labor and capital would bo more harmonious. In this instance tho donor is tho possessor of suoh great wealth that parting with five millions may bo a relief rather than a sacrifice, but this does not rob the act of its meritorious char acter. It is to .bo regretted that tho fund is invested in the b...

The Commoner. VOL. I. NO. 10. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH 29, 1901. $1.00 a Year 1Uilliarm J. Bryan, Editor and Proprietor. Amendment by Convention. Article V of the Federal Constitution pro vides: "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the appli cation of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states,'shall call a convention for propos ing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several Btates, or by conven tions in three-fourths thereof, as one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Con gress." The above mentioned provision makes it pos sible for the states to take the initiative in secur ing an amendment to the Constitution and is another illustration of the foresight of the early statesmen. For nearly ten years the people have been trying to secure...

ft If I by those who have do remedy to' propose for tlie truatH, but oppose any remedy suggested. But he gets even nearer to the republican lino, if possible, when ho says, "The people want a safo and conservative administration of public affairs." That is just exactly what the republi cans always promise. "Safo and conservative" everybody wants a safe administration and con servatism is an almost universal trait. But the republicans prate so much about "safety" and "conservatism" that a democrat- ought not to use the terms without explaining what ho means by them. An administration that would bo "safe" for the monopolies would not bo satisfac tory to those who are the victims of every private monopoly, and an administration so conservative that it would not undo anything that the repub lican party has done would bo no better than a republican administration. Mr. Hill adds: "There must bo no question of our intention to fearlessly maintain the na tional credit under any and all circ...

pfrp f- 'iiw The Commoner. wg" operated in connection with the postoffice depart ment; this reform has already been recom mended by one republican postmaster general," Mr. Wanamaker, and the matter is now being investigated by an industrial commission. The populists, v hile holding to their belief in the government ownership of railroads, have given their influence to all legislation which tended toward the regulation of railroads or the securing of reasonable rates. On the money question the populist party has done a great deal of educational work. It has steadfastly defended the greenback against the attacks of the national banking interests and has insisted that the right to issue money is a sover eign function of government which cannot safely bo delegated to private individuals or corpora tions. The democratic party has in two conven tions supported this doctrine, although differing from the populists on the subject of redeemabil ity. The democrats advocate a legal tender green...

&xrFF Ttf w, r swg1 'wfMwsw wit' wwvHwffffWPWf i 1 The Commoner, lasu&d Weekly. Torms Payablo in Advance Ono Year $1.00 Six Months 60 Threo Months 25 Single Oopy At Newstands or at this Office ,05 No Traveling: Canvassers Are Employed. Subscriptions can be sent direct to The Commoner. They can also be sent through newspapers which have advertised a clubbing rate, or through precinct agents where such agents have been appointed. All remittances should be sent by postoffice order, express order or by bank draft on New York or Chicago. Do not send individual checks, stamps, or money. Advertising rates furnished upon application. Address all communications to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska. Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln, Nebraska, as second class mail matter. Not every emperor wears a crown. A Congressional inquiry: "Have you some thing equally good for a constituent of mine?" ' "Tricked, and by our friends!" exclaimed a Cuban orator. And the one exclamation tells it all...

.ww "T1 ".' H"wrr4wlpV'mw'--.3Mi-'V,' rHv ' ' -I WM) "" HIffKMI SfLTlB2JLT225 Burning Not The burning of one negro in In Scctlonal. diana and another in Texas, com ing so soon after the burning of negroes in Kansas and Colorado, proves that this form of brutality is not sectional. It is a sad commentary on our civilization that people can become so frenzied as to resort to such methods of punishment in any part of the country. Slavery In The revolting instance of en- South Carolina, forced servitude discovered in South Carolina has caused a wide spread sensation among the colored people of the north. But it should bo remembered that very few persons were connected with this new form of slavery and that a white judge and a white jury ferreted out the crime and brought the offenders to justice. A Just Senator Charles 0. Baldwin, of Measure. Duluth, has introduced a bill in the Minnesota legislature provid ing for the taxation of railroad bonds as part of . the capital of the company. ...

!-? i ip. lieyrr-c Former Annexations. So much lias boon said by tho imperialists to tho effect that the administration's Philippine pol icy is identical with the annexations of the past that it is important that the student of public af fairs should clearly understand the facts relating to annexations. Northwest Territory, Tho territory now forming the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, was called tho "Northwest Territory." New York, Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut severally laid claim to this territory, but finally each stato ceded its interests to tho general govern ment. This may bo called our first annexation. In 1787, congress provided for the government of this territory. It provided that after 1800 slavery within this territory should bo prohibit ed. It was also provided that no property qual ification should be required of electors. A tem porary government was authorized to exist until tho male population of tho territory reached 5, 000, at w...

( !,,WJ,''WW'. TTr T j4i 1 t I B Hi I i i 1 H IH-hh-W-H-iW i-M-444 Whether Common or Not !i When Nature Smiles. Bonnie blue sky and a warm sun shines, And birds in the woodlands are pluming; Swelling buds burst on the trees and vines, And soon will the flowers be blooming. Birds from the southlcnd will soon come and sing, And living is loving in spring in spring. Winter is dead and the fire burns low, And snow skiffs uo longer are llying; Violets b'oom in the warm sun's glow, And gone is the season of sighing. Soon her green mantle Dame Nature will fling, And laughter iscatching in spring in spring. wmi Uncle Hiram. 'There's two kinds of people I'm always kinder suspicious of," remarked Uncle Hiram, elevating his feet to the top of the stove; "them that air always hollerin' 'stop, thief,' an' them that is always posin' as better'n anybody else." Boaa Everybody Uses It The caoutchouc plant noted that the man was peering intently through the rank tropical growth. "Ah, I see you!" excl...

JjJM & Straws for Reorganizes. In an article in the Chicago American, under the abovo caption, Hon. J. G. Johnson of Kan sas, chairman of the executive committee of the democratic national committee, says: THo assistant republicans with democratic ante cedents who have sot themselves the task of rcorgan. izing tho democratic party to suit their peculiarly "conservative" theories will doubtless "view with alarm" tho heresies of tho progressive democrats of Sun Francisco and Chicago. The new charter of San Francisco is admitted on all hands to bo the most radical municipal code yet adopted by any metropolitan city in America. It pro vides for absolute home rule, for public ownership of monopolies and utilities, for adequate compensation to tho city for tho uso of privileges and franchises! and, by a referendum system, that the people shall puss in advance upon proposed grants of important franchises for all purposes. Tho democratic party in San Francisco indorsed and supported thi...